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I do not know how to make themes myself so I have to depend on others for that; however, I have this idea but I'm not sure if it will work, so I hope someone here can help me.
I really like the community hero mix theme, but I'd like to have a different launcher, the one from the NFL San Diego Chargers theme.
I've downloaded and flashed the vistalauncher.zip over the community hero mix theme to have the vista launcher instead of hero launcher. And I've noticed that in every theme file, there are a bunch of apk files, and there is one in called launcher.apk; so I assume that this apk is responsible for the look of the launcher ???
So I'd like to know if I could just replace the file launcher.apk in vistalauncher.zip with the launcher.apk that I extracted from NFL SD Chargers theme and flash that new file over the community hero mix theme to have what I want???
Thanks in advance for any help

This should be in the theme section or q&a. Anyhow you can just extract the Vista launcher.apk you want and push it with adb or terminal or rootfileexp, voila now u have the launcher you want along with the theme you want.

NICE, OK flashing

learningmore said:
This should be in the theme section or q&a. Anyhow you can just extract the Vista launcher.apk you want and push it with adb or terminal or rootfileexp, voila now u have the launcher you want along with the theme you want.
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Can I just install the launcher.apk file the way I install every other apk files instead of pushing the file to the phone?? I tried pushing and I'm still very unsure how the process. I pushed the launcher.apk file that I wanted right? nothing came up, so I decided to push another launcher.apk file (a completely different file ) then the look of the launcher from the first launcher.apk file came up. So I just wanna know since it's an apk file, can I just install it the way we all install apk apps on the phone?
Also how do I access the root of my phone, I believe it's /system, right? and yes my phone has been rooted.

If you want to flash it you have to resign the file. To push the file do this in the recovery console
Code:
mount sdcard
mount system
cp /sdcard/Launcher.apk /system/app/Launcher.apk
rm /sdcard/Launcher.apk (to delete it off your sdcard after copying it since it is no longer needed on your sdcard)
reboot
That will replace the launcher with the one on your sdcard. You cannot install core apks like a regular apk since system is normally read only.

david1171 said:
You cannot install core apks like a regular apk since system is normally read only.
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so those apks are core apks thanks.
nvm

Android0014 said:
so those apks are core apks thanks.
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things that get installed to /system are considered core apps. things like the browser, launcher, music, camera,, those kind of things. you know the things that are on your phone even after you wipe everything and start fresh.

[GUIDE] How to make mymode themes

Well I haven't had much time lately to make themes but I figured i got enough time to explain how. This is how i do it in windows 7.
1) First thing i assume that you already have androidsdk on the root of your C drive. Lets go ahead and add it to your system path. If it's not called androidsdk go ahead and change it to that. Now open up your startmenu, right click computer, click properties, then click advanced system settings, in the advance system settings select environment variables. In the second box down look for path select it and choose edit. copy and paste this
Code:
;C:\androidsdk\tools
in there. Click okay.
2) download the jre and jdk from here and install them. Now you need to add them to your system path so copy paste this
Code:
;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_20\bin
to your system path just like you did in the first step.
3) Download apk manager from here. Now run it and when it says clean out all current projects click yes. Now thats ready to go.
4) Download an image editing program. I use gimp. Also if you don't have it 7-zip
your all set to go now so lets start over with the numbers
1) choose a mymode apk and extract it with 7-zip. Open up the res folder select a png that you want to change and change it with the image editor you chose.
2) when you've changed the images you want open up the original apk as an archive with 7zip. Then place the res folder of the modified unzipped apk into the archive and close the archive.
3) Now open up apk manager and place the mymode apk into the place here for signing folder click script batch choose no then type 15.
4) Now put the newly signed apk into your androidsdk/tools folder and close apk manager.
5) open command prompt and type this
Code:
cd\
cd androidsdk/tools
adb install whatever.apk
I'll update this with pics a more thorough guide.
Thanks to everyone that made this easy

reserved for themes to come

Thanks been waiting for a thread like this.

thanks, if i ever get any free-time between jobs and kid and fiancee i will look into this a little more

This is an awesome guide! I messed around with theming mytouch/g1 back when I had one.. so this will be great to make some themes for the slide..
One question though.. let's say you pull the nest theme.. theme it and re install it.. will it just override the nest theme or in the theme listing will it appear as a new theme and still allow you to have the original theme?
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ryanolson7 said:
One question though.. let's say you pull the nest theme.. theme it and re install it.. will it just override the nest theme or in the theme listing will it appear as a new theme and still allow you to have the original theme?
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
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The nest theme is in the framework, its not an .apk like the rest, its built into the system. The rest of the mymodes themes are .apks and if you edit those they will override the stock "nest" theme. The only way it will show up different in the theme chooser is if you edit the preview snapshot to be a preview of your theme. If you wanna keep the original theme, the nest theme is it and you should edit a different theme .apk...
-BMFC
Sent from my ROOTED MyTouch3G Slide

Okay so I got the next three days off and I already got two mymode themes pretty much done well their done but I just learned of a way to change the name so they are there own standalone apk instead of using another apk name. I've been using puppypride (which by the way isn't puppies those are full grown dogs) and switching out the pngs and you couldn't have the regular puppypride now you can have both

hope you don't mind but I did a mod of your themes and took out the bubbles since some people always create threads about it

Help with following guide
I am a newb at this so please don't attack me if I am doing something wrong. I have been struggling with following the guide posted to make mymode themes. I have successfully got up to the step of signing the apk file. I modified the files in the free_kick.apk. When I try to use APK Manager 4.8 and using the directions given the file just gets erased and nothing happens. My log file just shows errors. Any help with a more detailed directions one what to do in APK manager as I am trying different things and not getting anywhere. I use the option 15 like told in the guide. I can send my modified apk file to anyone if they can get this to work and get it installed that would be appreciated so much. I hope I can figure this out my own but thought I would try get help from the forums. Thanks in advance.

impimms said:
I am a newb at this so please don't attack me if I am doing something wrong. I have been struggling with following the guide posted to make mymode themes. I have successfully got up to the step of signing the apk file. I modified the files in the free_kick.apk. When I try to use APK Manager 4.8 and using the directions given the file just gets erased and nothing happens. My log file just shows errors. Any help with a more detailed directions one what to do in APK manager as I am trying different things and not getting anywhere. I use the option 15 like told in the guide. I can send my modified apk file to anyone if they can get this to work and get it installed that would be appreciated so much. I hope I can figure this out my own but thought I would try get help from the forums. Thanks in advance.
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Actually the guide needs to be fixed a little because i'm guessing your getting compiling errors when using apk manager? But the best way to do this is to open up the mymode theme (using 7zip) as an archive delete meta-inf folder then replace the pngs with ones of your choice as long as they are the same scale. Then resign. and install

totally lost
I've followed these directions to a T and when it comes to using the apk manager i am getting nothing, please help

You guys that are having trouble with apk manager...its honestly not necessary to use Apk Manager for this. Mymodes themes are system .apks and shouldn't be re-signed. What you need to do is forget about apk manager (for now) and drop the UNsigned .apk into the ROM update you are using, and resign the whole ROM using the autosign tool created by jesusfreke. Or just adbpush the .apk. but don't resign the .apk.
Here's the link for the autosign tool to sign ROM updates. its in the THIRD POST and its auto-sign .zip, NOT the signing.zip in the first post. you can put it anywhere you want and you just drop (a copy of) your ROM update in the autosign folder, rename it update.zip, then run the sign.bat to sign. it will create another file, update-signed.zip. you shouldnt need to wipe when flashing the same ROM over itself, but i cant guarantee this is true for all ROMs.
you can also make an update that will only flash the .apk to /system/app, and nothing else will be changed. basically just make a copy of the update for the ROM youre using, then delete everything but the /system directory from the zip. then go into that /system directory and delete everything but the /app directory, then go into it and delete all the .apks and odex file or whatevers in there. ALL OF IT. when you are finished you should have an update with nothing in it but a /system/app directory. you put your modded .apk in there in /system/app, and thats it for that.
then you must edit the update script and remove MOST of its contents so that it only does what you want it to. THIS IS IMPORTANT! Go here to learn how to create an update script. what youll need is way simpler than the examples, youll want it to look basically like this...
Code:
assert compatible_with("0.2") == "true"
show_progress 0.1 0
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
show_progress 0.1 10
this update script will copy ANYTHING in the /system directory to /system on your device, regardless of subdirectories. that means anything in /system will go in /system, anything in /system/app will go to /system/app, etc. but since you only have one .apk in there it wont mess with anything but what you put in there. this way, you have a NOWIPE update for...well, whatever you want to put in it.
so you just drop the new shortened update-script in /META-INF/com/google/android/
and then use the autosign tool to resign your new update then flash away! This also takes less time cus its only flashing one file instead of flashing a whole ROM just to replace that one file...
hope this helps...
-BMFC
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

So you cannot do this on t-mobile's rom which is 2.1 right now? I'm leery of rooting in case they ever release froyo

Tbrewer80 said:
So you cannot do this on t-mobile's rom which is 2.1 right now? I'm leery of rooting in case they ever release froyo
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I'm having issues with this as well... After I do the whole signing apk thing, it installs fine, but when I go to MyModes, the preview is black and when I select it, the MyModes app force closes. I don't get it.

Help please installing zeam

Hey guys new to the nook color community but, already have rooted my nook and set it up to allow installs of apps from within nook using astro file manager.
I've read a few threads highly recommending the Zeam launcher. I found it in a .zip format instead of just plain apk and can't figure out how to get it working.
Thanks in advance!

You need to unzip it, and you will find the .apk file inside

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You need to unzip it, and you will find the .apk file inside
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Hey thanks, unzipped it but no apk file listed inside. Any other suggestions?

try renaming zip to apk

Xhorder said:
try renaming zip to apk
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That worked thanks!

stuff

12/16/2010(microbes)
UPDATE:
new nexus s live wallpaper.
i have managed to get the "microbes" wallpaper from the nexus s dump working.
Just push the apk file to system/apps, and the lib file to system/lib. then reboot
please give feedback
12/14/2010(nexus)
Instructions:
1. Download the Nexus S livewallpaper.apk
2. Copy the file to your SD-Card
3. Open "Root Explorer"
4. Do a backup of your "livewallpaper.apk" in "system/app"
5. Copy the Nexus S "livewallpaper.apk" to "system/app"
6. Reboot
7. Enjoy
Credits : the3dman
NEW!!!
Now you can flash this via CWM.
(should help if you cant get it to work with the method above)
Download the update.zip file
once again. credit goes to the3dman

dapoharoun said:
Instructions:
1. Download the Nexus S livewallpaper.apk
2. Copy the file to your SD-Card
3. Open "Root Explorer"
4. Do a backup of your "livewallpaper.apk" in "system/app"
5. Copy the Nexus S "livewallpaper.apk" to "system/app"
6. Reboot
7. Enjoy
Credits : the3dman
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I will be the first to try!! yay!!

thank you
Wow thanks testing now.

Thanks for sharing.

Does this replace all of my other live wallpapers or just adds the nexus s wallpapers?

jrip777 said:
Does this replace all of my other live wallpapers or just adds the nexus s wallpapers?
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only thing that changes is the nexus to nexus s....all other defaults remain

Can anyone confirm that these are the same as the standard live wallpapers? I get no new options and not sure if I did something wrong.
//edit never mind, I see the single difference now. Thanks for posting tho

Reno_79 said:
Can anyone confirm that these are the same as the standard live wallpapers? I get no new options and not sure if I did something wrong.
//edit never mind, I see the single difference now. Thanks for posting tho
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thank for appreciating it guys

thank you for sharing dude.
After installing go to wallpaper click on nexus wallpaper and you'll see the difference! Its only one wallpaper the nexus wallpaper.

A Nexus S
So... someone has a nexus s already?
nvm, form the 2.3 sdk I take it?

hey thanks works fine

I followed the directions precisely (ES File Explorer) and for some reason my install always fails. No explanation either. Tried several things. Deleting the original, leaving the original in place, etc.

balane said:
I followed the directions precisely (ES File Explorer) and for some reason my install always fails. No explanation either. Tried several things. Deleting the original, leaving the original in place, etc.
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if you have an android commander try that

Not working here either, any chance we can get this as a normal, separate Live Wallpaper install? I really, really want this LW.

Try using the app "SUFBS" (not in market). found here:
http://www.filestube.com/876LO4iPjD1uUTmfm2cLAW/Android-Application-and-Tools-sufbs-v3-42.html
before you start copying and pasting, make sure you hit the little "S" on the top right corner to activate read-write, and turn if off when done.
hope it works.

everything worked just like said on first post, too bad it doesn't have the touch reaction like the old one did when you touched the screen.

roloracer said:
everything worked just like said on first post, too bad it doesn't have the touch reaction like the old one did when you touched the screen.
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it does have touch reaction

dapoharoun said:
Instructions:
1. Download the Nexus S livewallpaper.apk
2. Copy the file to your SD-Card
3. Open "Root Explorer"
4. Do a backup of your "livewallpaper.apk" in "system/app"
5. Copy the Nexus S "livewallpaper.apk" to "system/app"
6. Reboot
7. Enjoy
Credits : the3dman
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WOOOW~it·s very nice thank you

Coudn't do it with ESexplorer or Astro File manager (was getting an error or not enough space message) .,., Downloaded Linda File manager from market and it seems to have worked.,rebooting now
EDIT: File is there now but I don't see it when I look for Live Wallpaper.,.,hmmm

Puppetmaster_sr said:
Coudn't do it with ESexplorer or Astro File manager (was getting an error or not enough space message) .,., Downloaded Linda File manager from market and it seems to have worked.,rebooting now
EDIT: File is there now but I don't see it when I look for Live Wallpaper.,.,hmmm
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did u reboot?

[Script][Beta] Theme Backup/Restore

Hey,
Not sure if its the right section, but flashing themes is what got me to make this script in first place.
So this script essentially works like :
You drag/drop a theme update.zip onto it.
It then goes through the .zip and see's what its replacing.
Then from your phone it'll backup those files into a cwm flashable .zip
[Windows Only][Only backs up system partition content that .zip replaces]
Instructions :
Download this
Extract [To a directory whose path has no spaces or wierd characters]
Drag a theme update.zip onto UpdateBacker.bat
Follow through
Main purpose is so you have a backup incase of those theme flashes that ended up screwing things up.
Note : This is beta, i have only tested on mine.
Hope it works lol.
Updates :
Added adb/java check
Added push to sdcard

EDIT: The entire contents of the unzipped folder need to be inside the tools section of your sdk for the .bat to work.
This is a great little tool. First try for me worked flawlessly.
I'm on a Samsung Captivate if it makes any difference.

SwiftJudgement said:
EDIT: The entire contents of the unzipped folder need to be inside the tools section of your sdk for the .bat to work.
This is a great little tool. First try for me worked flawlessly.
I'm on a Samsung Captivate if it makes any difference.
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Hey.
Yea forgot to say adb/sdk has to be in path.
Glad u got it working.

If this is like any of your other scripts it'll be a God send. I'll give this a try when I get home.
Thanks.

dully79 said:
If this is like any of your other scripts it'll be a God send. I'll give this a try when I get home.
Thanks.
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Ur too kind.
Let me know if it works. If people like/use this then i will keep updating and adding features.

Tried this last night and it worked perfect. I backed up my current theme then applied a bunch of corrupt .9's resulting in force close city. Applied the backup and everything returned to as it was.
Top marks once again.
How about an option to backup to flash.zip or a Metamorph file, would this be possible?

dully79 said:
Tried this last night and it worked perfect. I backed up my current theme then applied a bunch of corrupt .9's resulting in force close city. Applied the backup and everything returned to as it was.
Top marks once again.
How about an option to backup to flash.zip or a Metamorph file, would this be possible?
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Cool glad it worked for you.
Not sure what you mean by flash.zip, it already creates a flashable update.zip. Unless ur referring to renaming it to something else ?
As for metamorph, perhaps but id imagine it might be tricky.

Sorry, I meant an option to choose between exporting to zip or metamorph.
I thought a metamorph option might be a bit tricky, but if you don't ask you don't get

hi
can you reuploade the file please. i want to try this.
greets markus

katsching said:
hi
can you reuploade the file please. i want to try this.
greets markus
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Try, again

hey thank you very much!

ähhmm hmm ... how i use this tool exactly? where i find this theme update.zip?